brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
being concerned about or mindful of
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
sympathy; empathy; response
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
financial power; financial means; wealth
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
mid-air breakage or disintegration
to turn against; to become an enemy
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
to happen to hear; to overhear
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
calamity; disaster; accident
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
top of the head; crown of the head
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
the same; the said; likewise
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
confused (situation); great fuss; much wrangling